<p>One thing the Post article didn’t mention is the explosion in applications to the best Virginia state schools over the past decade, and especially over the past three years. UVa saw its apps increase from under 15,000 ten years ago to 18,000 for the Fall 2008 class, to 22,000+ for the Fall 2010 class. The freshman class has grown only about 150 over the decade; so they’ve had an additional 7500 applicants for an additional 150 places. That’s the primary reason so many fine students are being rejected.</p>
<p>BTW, my son had a 1360 on his SATs, 3.94 GPA, 6 AP classes, Governor’s School, a dual enrollment college course, and was captain of two teams, and he didn’t get into UVa last year. He’s very happy at JMU.</p>